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re: Stephen King's IT....(Update) I take back what I said, book is fantastic
Posted on 4/23/17 at 8:00 pm to Lakeboy7
Posted on 4/23/17 at 8:00 pm to Lakeboy7
I'm in my second attempt to read The Stand, and it's good. But I'd definitely put 11/22/63 ahead of it.
This never gets talked about but since it was the first full book of his I read other than I think the shinning, I'll day Duma Key. Will read Salem's Lot next
This never gets talked about but since it was the first full book of his I read other than I think the shinning, I'll day Duma Key. Will read Salem's Lot next
Posted on 4/23/17 at 8:15 pm to Geauxtac260
I too am reading It for the first time. Part of the problem I think is that a lot (though by no means all) of the main plot points have been given away by the mini series which id wager almost everyone in this thread has seen. I felt the same way about the first chapter, that it was slogging along but then I thought about how it might read if I didn't know what was coming and it turns into a legitimately great first chapter with a deep setting hook. I mean it's all there: destruction of innocence, violation of brotherly love, disillusion of romantics nostalgia for the 50s and all at the hands of something evil and inhuman living in the sewer. If anything, kings writing is building suspense for a climax we've already seen the bare bones of. Doesn't help either that I can only imagine Tim curry as penny wise which I get the sense vastly undersells the unsettling nature of what this thing could be.
This post was edited on 4/23/17 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 4/23/17 at 8:37 pm to Breesus
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What are some of his other "must reads?"
Talisman was mentioned.
His short stories are incredible. Shawshank of course and The Body (Stand By Me).
Rarely mentioned but one of my favorites was Apt Pupil. Great story and VERY disturbing with ZERO supernatural element.
Posted on 4/23/17 at 9:18 pm to tylerdurden24
Yep. There was no movie or anything to distract me from the building when I first read it. I've put Tim Curry to the side in my second reading. I barely remember that, anyway.
Posted on 5/22/17 at 1:55 pm to Scruffy
Holy shite! Book board!
This is about to become my favorite board.
I will fight you.
King is my favorite author and It is one of my all time favorite books.
I get completely lost in his books. He sets up the scenes and it puts you there by the time the action hits you're knee deep in the actual town. I love it.
My copy of Salem's Lot had literal finger grip marks from me gripping the book while I read it.
I bought the extended edition. It adds a lot to the story in my opinion especially concerning the Trashcanman
King's books aren't a quick read. They're not light reading. It's more like committing to a drama series. But I love them.
Salem's Lot
It
The Talisman
Those are my three favorites.
This is about to become my favorite board.
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Holy crap. I can't think of another writer who can use so many pages and so much description to say so very little.
I will fight you.
King is my favorite author and It is one of my all time favorite books.
I get completely lost in his books. He sets up the scenes and it puts you there by the time the action hits you're knee deep in the actual town. I love it.
My copy of Salem's Lot had literal finger grip marks from me gripping the book while I read it.
quote:
I'm in my second attempt to read The Stand
I bought the extended edition. It adds a lot to the story in my opinion especially concerning the Trashcanman
King's books aren't a quick read. They're not light reading. It's more like committing to a drama series. But I love them.
Salem's Lot
It
The Talisman
Those are my three favorites.
This post was edited on 5/22/17 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 5/22/17 at 1:57 pm to athenslife101
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This post was edited on 5/22/17 at 2:03 pm
Posted on 5/22/17 at 5:51 pm to Scruffy
I actually thought it was a good read. Read it for the first time this year. I read The Stand not long ago so I wasn't new to King's style.
It's a great book
It's a great book
Posted on 5/23/17 at 10:56 pm to Breesus
I read many of his books when I was a teenager and remember being scared to turn the page while reading The Shining. LOL But one of my favorites was Pet Sematary. I still remember the description of the child running toward the road and the Father helpless to stop him. Then the dilemma that followed. I always felt like he had a way of tapping in to peoples deepest fears and digging around in there. Even as a teenager and maybe because I was a teenager I appreciated that perspective. If I read them again as an adult (and parent) I'm sure it would be even more terrifying.
Posted on 6/12/17 at 11:38 am to Scruffy
Alright, I take back what I posted.
This book is really hooking me.
I'm having trouble putting it down now.
This book is really hooking me.
I'm having trouble putting it down now.
Posted on 6/13/17 at 2:39 pm to Scruffy
quote:
take back what I said, book is fantastic
Good.
quote:
This book is really hooking me.
I'm having trouble putting it down now.
Where are you in the book?
When you're finished you need tongo read The Stand, The Talisman, and Salem's Lot
This post was edited on 6/13/17 at 2:41 pm
Posted on 6/13/17 at 6:43 pm to Breesus
About 300 pages in. Just had to get to the characters themselves.
The fear they are all feeling just heading back to Derry...
The fear they are all feeling just heading back to Derry...
Posted on 6/13/17 at 8:56 pm to Scruffy
You shouldn't have started with IT
Posted on 6/13/17 at 10:48 pm to Macbeth
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You shouldn't have started with IT
Keep your nonsense in the other thread. The book went over your head.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 6:51 pm to Breesus
Besides every book he wrote through the 80s, I would recommend Cell to newbs.
Not that it is anywhere near one of his best, but it is literally non-stop action. He seriously trimmed the fat off of that one, and it was fun to read.
Not that it is anywhere near one of his best, but it is literally non-stop action. He seriously trimmed the fat off of that one, and it was fun to read.
Posted on 6/15/17 at 8:54 pm to 19
I can't even begin to pick A favorite. IT was great. I love the dark tower books and how they cross over with so many other books.
For those that have trouble with his early stuff, the Mr. Mercedes books (I'm slipping, can't recall the names of all three) are pretty damn strong. Not horror. Dime store detective style novels. Read them in order.
For those that have trouble with his early stuff, the Mr. Mercedes books (I'm slipping, can't recall the names of all three) are pretty damn strong. Not horror. Dime store detective style novels. Read them in order.
Posted on 6/16/17 at 11:05 pm to BrotherEsau
No one has mentioned Needful things yet? I think Needful things is a top 5 King book. If I had to make a list it would be
The shining
Needful Things
Pet semetary
Skeleton crew (short stories)
It
In no particular order. King was the author that got me into reading, and while I can't stand his lame sense of humor a lot of the times, and there are many authors who I enjoy more, I still read 2 or 3 King books per year.
The shining
Needful Things
Pet semetary
Skeleton crew (short stories)
It
In no particular order. King was the author that got me into reading, and while I can't stand his lame sense of humor a lot of the times, and there are many authors who I enjoy more, I still read 2 or 3 King books per year.
Posted on 6/18/17 at 2:00 am to Peepdip
Needful Things didn't impress me as much as some of his other work. Pet Sematary tips the list for me, but the Dark Tower series is way up there. The Wizard and the Glass was a hell of a way to cliffhang a series for twenty years.
Posted on 8/29/17 at 11:43 pm to Breesus
Finished It tonight for the first time and I thought it was great.
One of the creepiest parts for me was when Mike's dad was telling him about the fire at The Black Spot. After he was pulled out of the fire, before he passed out, he saw the giant bird that chased Mike. When I read that I was like "oh shite!"
I'm planning on reading Salem's Lot next.
One of the creepiest parts for me was when Mike's dad was telling him about the fire at The Black Spot. After he was pulled out of the fire, before he passed out, he saw the giant bird that chased Mike. When I read that I was like "oh shite!"
I'm planning on reading Salem's Lot next.
This post was edited on 8/29/17 at 11:44 pm
Posted on 8/30/17 at 6:29 am to ipodking
For me, tbe grossest part was Betty in her bathroom and all the blood coming out of every place it can.
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